He rewarded his prophet well. Joseph took the name Flavius Josephus, moved to Rome and wrote his history of the Jewish war while living in luxury at Vespasian's court. By no means a revolutionary tract, De bello Judaico advises against the folly of opposing Roman might. Josephus wrote the first version in his native language, Aramaic, and later translated the work into Greek, all translations extant to date are from the Greek or descendant translations. As to the originality of the text, many scholars believe the Church altered or omitted sections thus rendering the current versions incomplete.